:: quick facts, monday, october 20 pt. 2

sorry about that. i'm back from wal-mart, and now my pantry has some food in it. it's good to know that at least you'll be able to eat for a little while. of course, the problem was i was hungry while i was shopping. that always means i'll end up buying more food than i'll need or food that looks good at the time, but in actuality will not look good when i want to eat later and have to cook it. this week, my stomach talked me into buying that super huge bag of generic brand golden crisps that everyone wants to buy, but never does. yeah, i bought that one. and i will enjoy eating it. but i probably didn't need it. oh well.

on to the rest of the quick facts ::

what to watch :: mnf. i need one more tackle from boss bailey or marquand manuel to push me ahead of the number one team in my fantasy football league. 

today in history ::

• the united states ratifies the louisiana purchase in 1803. people everywhere flock to live on swap land that is constantly eroding.
• return of the king, the final book in the lord of the rings trilogy, is published in 1955.
• a video of an alleged bigfoot is filmed by roger patterson and robert gimlin in 1967. ten years later, chewbacca is introduced as a character in star wars. coincidence?
• a plane carrying the members of lynyrd skynyrd crashes in mississippi. lead signer ronnie van zant and guitarist stevie gaines are among those killed. 31 years later, people still think playing sweet home alabama makes them cool.

born today in history ::

• arthur rimbaud
• john dewey
• arlene francis
• jerry orbach
• tom petty
• viggo mortensen
• snoop dogg

video of the day ::

more to come...